[ SECRET POST #4031 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4031 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

OP here

[(Anonymous)]

I regret using this image because I only meant it as an example of this particular move (the sword catching thing) and not because I thought it was unrealistic of Wonder Woman specifically, per se. It was just a good close up example image of that I felt people would recognize.

oh, shit

[(Anonymous)]

So I just went back and reread the secret and realized that you said you hated this move and not that you hated this movie

that's a much more reasonable thing to think, and I apologize for being snarky about how Wonder Woman is magic

Re: oh, shit

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt - Haha, thanks, I appreciate it. In hindsight, I did wonder (after I submitted it) whether or not the move vs. movie thing would confuse people and it did, unfortunately!

Re: oh, shit

[(Anonymous)]

da

I read movie too, shit.

Re: OP here

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, in that case yeah, I agree with you. If it's just a normal human stopping the blade, they'd better at least have protective hand-wear and have trained like a mofo if I'm going to believe they can do that kind of thing. And their opponent would have to be shown to have not thrust the sword with their full strength, for some reason - like maybe they're injured or something. Barring all of that, yeah, I'm not buying it.

Also, does this move even make sense? I mean, if you can get even one of your hands up in time to catch the blade, wouldn't it make more sense (unless one is invulnerable) to knock the blade to the side? IDK, I have zero fight strategy experience, but catching the blade just doesn't seem like the best tactic to me, even if you can manage to do it successfully.

da

[(Anonymous)]

I think Mythbusters did a thing to prove that it's not possible. Don't trust my memory though.

Re: da

[meredith44]

Mythbusters did test catching a sword

Just straight catching a sword between two hands was busted. However..."They visited the expert Dale Seago for his opinion on the myth. While he said that they prefer to evade, he did show how a sword could be stopped with the hands. He put shuko, ninja climbing claws, and Kari swung a dulled sword right at him. Instead of clamping both hands together on the blade, he instead raised one of his shuko claws up and stopped the blade with one hand. With an assistant, he also showed how he could absorb the force of the swing and then redirect the strike towards the attacker."

Re: OP here

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt - Yeah, I agree. I know people do it in fight choreography for tv/movies because it looks cool, but it's always bugged me.